Film and tv veteran Eddie Murphy was honoured with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his contribution over his four-decade lengthy profession on the 2023 Golden Globes.
During his speech, Murphy, 61, thanked his Australian-born girlfriend Paige Butcher and his 10 youngsters, earlier than providing recommendation and a “definitive blueprint” for achievement on the display screen.
The comic mentioned this may assist “achieve success, prosperity, longevity, and peace of mind” – after which, after all, he could not resist making a joke about the infamous Oscars slap which occurred final 12 months.
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“I’ve been in show business for 46 years and in the movie business for 41 years, so this has been a long time in the making and is greatly appreciated,” Murphy mentioned.
“There is a definitive blueprint you can follow to achieve success, prosperity, and peace of mind.
“There’s a blueprint and I’ve adopted it my entire profession: Pay your taxes, thoughts your enterprise, and hold Will Smith’s spouse’s identify out of your f–king mouth!” he added, referring to Smith slapping host Chris Rock on the 2022 Oscars.
This jibe elicited an enormous roar of laughter – and some gasps – from the viewers, lots of whom have been within the room on the 94th Academy Awards final 12 months.
The Cecil B. DeMille Award is an honour bestowed on Hollywood icons, with earlier recipients together with Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Oprah Winfrey.
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Murphy’s jab at Smith was the second time the Oscars incident was talked about on the 2023 Golden Globes.
Earlier within the ceremony, comic and host Jerrod Carmichael joked that Smith had obtained the “Best Portrayal of Masculinity on Television” while the show was on an ad break.
In another controversial moment, Carmichael made reference to Cruise’s ties to Scientology – joking he would give back the trophies “in change for the protected return of Shelly Miscavige”.
“Backstage, I discovered these three Golden Globe awards that Tom Cruise returned…” he said.
“I feel perhaps we take these three issues and change them for the protected return of Shelly Miscavige.”
Shelly is the wife of Scientology leader David Miscavige, who is reportedly a close friend of Cruise. She was last seen in public in 2007, and there has long been speculation about her wellbeing and whereabouts.
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